There is one place that we love to go for a relief from the heat. Monterey is one of my favorite places to visit. The variety of marine life and the amazing aquarium that houses some of these species is an absolute must-see! One of my favorite exhibits to see when we visit is the jellyfish. Their vibrant colors, against the deep blues of the water. It's almost as if they were glowing. It's pretty magical.
As I'm sure you can guess, the sea life is the inspiration for today's post. I wanted to highlight another retiring stamp set, one that I will surely miss as I love anything ocean. This set, From Land to Sea, is packed full of beautiful ocean-themed images. I love all the fun ways to color them. For my project today, I chose to do a little ink blending on the main card panel with a mix of Bermuda Bay, Tempting Turquoise, Dapper Denim, and the brand new Lemon Lime Twist for a pop of color. I did the same process for my second card. Then I wanted to add some bubbles, but I didn't want them to be to stark against the ink blended backgrounds, so I tried something that I've never tried again. I took the bubble-looking stamp from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set, and used my Wink of Stella pen to add glitter liquid to the stamp. Then I stamped it. I've never seen it done before either so I wasn't sure of what the result would be so I took a bit of a chance that I might ruin my background. Luckily, it seemed to turn out really cool looking. It created a lovely, faint sparkle that shimmers in the light just enough, but not in an overpowering way.
To color my sea turtle and jellyfish, first I white heat embossed the image, and then I used my aqua painter and some inks to add areas of varying color. I cut them out and set them aside. I watercolored a piece of thick Whisper White cardstock with a few different greens, purples, and pinks, and used a leafy die from the Botanical Blooms thinlits dies to cut out "seaweed". I added both those and my turtle and jellyfish to the front of my cards, but not without using some of that stunning copper trim. I've been dying to use it as a "fish net" ever since I saw what it could do and I was finally able to create the look on my projects. I've included a few pictures from our last trip to the aquarium (my inspiration) below. 😊 Well, those are my cards for today! I hope you like my fun ocean themed cards! I'm so glad you stopped by and until next time, have a great day, Peaches!
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Premier Eastern Palace Bundle:
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This month if you spend $50 or more before shipping in my online store, you will receive a FREE card kit that coordinates with this "Cool Treats" suite!!! But you MUST use the hostess code listed below to receive your free kit.
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May 2017 Hostess Code:
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